The highest-poverty counties by school enrollment

2,526 counties

US counties ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked district is at 56.7%.

#	County	State	Schools	Students	Students on FRL	% FRL
1	Berkeley County	SC	49	40,966	120	100%
2	Brooks County	GA	6	2,179	2,179	100%
3	Claiborne County	MS	3	1,135	1,135	100%
4	Clarendon County	SC	11	4,423	152	100%
5	Coffee County	GA	12	7,640	6,267	100%
6	Cook County	GA	5	3,115	1,444	100%
7	Copiah County	MS	7	3,397	3,397	100%
8	Deer Lodge County	MT	4	1,032	1,032	100%
9	Desha County	AR	7	2,160	2,160	100%
10	Dillon County	SC	11	6,156	1,005	100%
11	Dorchester County	SC	34	29,832	456	100%
12	Holmes County	MS	7	2,300	2,300	100%
13	Humphreys County	MS	3	1,130	1,130	100%
14	Irwin County	GA	3	1,610	760	100%
15	Johnson County	GA	3	1,026	1,026	100%
16	Lyon County	NV	19	9,169	8,235	100%
17	Mississippi County	MO	6	1,730	1,730	100%
18	Nevada County	AR	5	1,327	1,327	100%
19	Orangeburg County	SC	30	11,507	373	100%
20	Pulaski County	GA	3	1,320	1,320	100%
21	Randolph County	GA	4	1,157	1,157	100%
22	Sunflower County	MS	11	2,807	2,807	100%
23	Taylor County	GA	4	1,176	1,176	100%
24	Telfair County	GA	4	1,543	1,543	100%
25	Turner County	GA	3	1,107	1,107	100%
26	Upson County	GA	4	3,996	1,925	100%
27	Warren County	MS	14	6,610	6,608	100%
28	Washington County	MO	12	3,450	3,446	100%
29	Wilkinson County	GA	4	1,036	1,036	100%
30	Williamsburg County	SC	10	2,794	78	100%
31	Adams County	MS	7	2,714	2,710	99.9%
32	Big Horn County	MT	16	2,535	2,529	99.9%
33	Bristol city	VA	8	3,238	2,812	99.9%
34	Chaves County	NM	32	10,504	10,497	99.9%
35	Henry County	VA	13	6,916	6,907	99.9%
36	Humboldt County	NV	13	3,233	1,348	99.9%
37	Leflore County	MS	13	3,921	3,919	99.9%
38	Lincoln County	AR	3	1,460	1,000	99.9%
39	Nye County	NV	24	5,733	5,712	99.9%
40	Sierra County	NM	5	1,246	1,245	99.9%
41	Todd County	SD	12	2,610	2,602	99.9%
42	Torrance County	NM	11	2,258	2,255	99.9%
43	Valencia County	NM	27	11,956	11,948	99.9%
44	Crisp County	GA	6	3,327	3,320	99.8%
45	Dillingham Census Area	AK	10	1,018	1,016	99.8%
46	Evans County	GA	5	1,752	1,749	99.8%
47	Jenkins County	GA	4	1,774	1,168	99.8%
48	Nottoway County	VA	5	1,792	1,789	99.8%
49	Noxubee County	MS	3	1,321	1,319	99.8%
50	St. Francis County	AR	7	2,904	2,898	99.8%

By state

49 states

Alaska 17 Alabama 65 Arkansas 68 Arizona 8 California 55 Colorado 41 Connecticut 9 Florida 65 Georgia 137 Hawaii 4 Iowa 90 Idaho 35 Illinois 89 Indiana 91 Kansas 61 Kentucky 110 Louisiana 60 Maryland 24 Maine 16 Michigan 73 Minnesota 80 Missouri 101 Mississippi 73 Montana 29 North Carolina 98 North Dakota 19 Nebraska 47 New Hampshire 10 New Jersey 21 New Mexico 26 Nevada 11 New York 61 Ohio 78 Oklahoma 66 Oregon 32 Pennsylvania 63 Puerto Rico 72 Rhode Island 5 South Carolina 13 South Dakota 31 Tennessee 2 Texas 196 Utah 25 Virginia 107 US Virgin Islands 2 Vermont 12 Washington 37 Wisconsin 70 Wyoming 21

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